Malden, Missouri - The Malden Junior Varsity Boys Basketball Tournament begins on Monday, January 7, 2018.  Dexter received the #1 seed.

Seeds are as follows: #1 Dexter, #2 Poplar Bluff, #3 Bernie, #4 New Madrid, #4 Kennett, #6 Malden, #7 Twin Rivers, and #8 South Pemiscot.

Monday Schedule:

4 p.m. Dexter vs South Pem

5:15 p.m. New Madrid vs Kennett

6:30 p.m. Poplar Bluff vs Twin Rivers

7:45 p.m. Bernie vs Malden

Semifinal games will be on Wednesday, January 9th with Championship at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 12th.  3rd Place game will begin at 10:00 a.m.

Bloomfield, Missouri - The #2 ranked Bernie Mules came out on top against the Kennett Indians 52-47 in a quarterfinal game at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Thursday, December 27, 2018.

At the end of the first quarter Bernie led Kennett 12-7, by halftime they increased their lead to 25-15 and by the beginning of the fourth quarter had a nice lead of 41 - 30.

Weston Zoll recorded a game-high 14 points for Bernie.  He also had two 3-pointers.  

Kennett had three players in double digits.  Quayv'aun Harrell tallied 13, La'Quez Pulliam had 10 and Jackson Henfling added 13.

Kennett will play Dexter in a semifinal match-up for 5th place at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, December 28, 2018.

Bernie will play Twin Rivers at 8:30 p.m. on Friday evening.

Final Score Bernie 52, Kennett 47

Kennett     7      8     15      17 - 47

Bernie     12    13     16     11 - 52

Kennett (47) - Quayv’aun Harrell 13, Carter Maddox 4, Marsayv’aun Harrell 3, La’Quez Pulliam 10, Jackson Henfling 13, Mark Wagster 4. FG 20, FT 1/3, F 19. (3-pointers: Quayv’aun Harrell 3, Pulliam 2, Henfling 1; Fouled out: Ben McMullan).

Bernie (52) - Weston Zoll 14, Landon Zoll 3, Blake Harty 7, Josh Ellenburg 8, Skyler Schwent 7, Hunter Slavings 8, Andrew Geohagan 5. FG 18, FT 10/19, F 10. (3-pointers: Salvings 2, Weston Zoll 2, Landon Zoll 1, Blake Harty 1; Fouled out: None).

Bloomfield, Missouri - The #5 seeded East Prairie Eagles outlasted the #4 Doniphan Dons 56-53 in an upset quarter final show-down on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

Brian Merryman tallied a game-high 29 points for the Eagles including three 3-pointers.  Derez Tipler finished with 14 points including two treys.

Wyatt Marler had a team-high 23 points while Tren Lippoldt recorded 20 points.  Marler also had one trey.

East Prairie will play Hayti at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 28, 2018.  Doniphan will play Van Buren in a semifinal match-up for 5th place at 4 p.m. Friday.

Final Score East Prairie 56, Doniphan 53

East Prairie    13     21 11 11- 56

Doniphan       25     14   8   6 - 53

East Prairie (56) - Brian Merryman 29, Derez Tipler 14, Mason Bryars 8, Jack Scruggs 2, Caleb Patrick 2, Tyler McCurter 1. FG 21, FT 7-11, F 5. (3-pointers: Brian Merryman 3, Derez Tipler 2. Fouled Out: None)

Doniphan (53) - Wyatt Marler 23, Trent Lippoldt 20, Orie Owen 6, Derek Ferguson 4. FG 24, FT 0-2, F 11. (3-pointers: Wyatt Marler 5. Fouled Out: None)

Bloomfield, Missouri - Ivory Winters scored 31 points for the  #1 seeded Hayti Indians ensure a victory against the Van Buren Bulldogs. 

Hayti Indians led at the end of the first quarter 18-10, 36-16 by halftime and by the end of the third quarter led by 11 points.

Hayden Towner scored a team-high 18 points for Van Buren.

Hayti will play East Prairie on Friday at 7 p.m.  Van Buren will play Doniphan at 4 p.m. on Friday in a 5th-place semifinal game.

Final Score Van Buren 50, Hayti 66

Van Buren  10    6   19   15 - 50

Hayti           18 18    10   20 - 66

Van Buren  (50) - Hayden Towner 18, Connor Jackson 16, Trey Nicholson 8, Jacob Brown 8. FG 18, FT 8-12, F 7. (3-pointers: Jackson 4, Brown 2. Fouled out: none

Hayti  (66) - Ivory Winters 31, Damori Reed 12, Chrivonte Moore 9, Nakwon Harris 6, Xavier Jammerson 4, Jarrod Covington 2, Trayvon Thomas 2. FG 30, FT 5-6, F 15. (3-pointers: Chrivonte Moore. Fouled out: none)

Bloomfield, Missouri - The #8 Portageville Bulldogs eliminated the #16 seeded Holcomb Hornets 96-41 in game #12 of the 2018 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Thursday, December 27, 2018.

Portageville (7-2) led 25-10 after the first period, increased its lead to 66-25 by halftime and cruised to a 90-34 lead by the end of the third period.

Twelve players recorded at least two points for the Bulldogs.  Bub Lance led the way with a game-high 25 points.

Terry Kirkwood and J.J. Hicks finished in double digits with 16 and 13 points respectively.

Nate Rhew tallied five treys finishing with a team-high 17 points for the Hornets.

Greg Kendrick added a dozen points on six 2-point buckets for the Hornets (0-9).

Final Score Portageville 96, Holcomb 41

Holcomb           10    15       9   7 - 41

Portageville       25    41    24   6 - 96

Holcomb (41) - Austin Barnes 1, Topher Kendrick 2, Elijah Hobbs 6, Eli Bader 3, Nate Rhew 17, Greg Kendrick 12. FG 16, FT 3/9, F 21. (3-pointers: Rhew 5; Fouled out: None).

Portageville (96) - Steven Guo 7, A.J. Hicks 13, Chris Word 2, Drew Irby 4, Aaron Guo 2, Bryce Rone 2, Bub Lance 25, Terry Kirkwood 16, Brendan Garmon 8, Joey Chamberlain 6, Mikel Moody 9, Lamonte Dixson 2. FG 42, FT 12/21, F 13. (3-pointers: None; Fouled out: None).

Portageville will play Bloomfield in Game 17 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 28, 2018.